If you’ve seen a Batman movie – live-action or animated – over the past thirty years, you’ll have seen the name Benjamin Melniker listed as an executive producer alongside Michael E. Uslan. And sadly, Uslan has taken to Facebook today to announce that Melniker has passed away at the age of 104. https://www.facebook.com/TheMichaelUslan/photos/a.654623804600744.1073741825.385460978183696/1751485604914553/?type=3&theater Inspired by […]
Wonder Woman 2 confirmed to start filming this summer according to producer
According to a producer for the DC Extended Universe, Wonder Woman 2 will commence shooting this summer. With news of a surprise hit in the form of Black Panther being the current talk of the town, it’s easy to forget that it wasn’t so long ago that Wonder Woman was making similar waves on its […]
X-Men: The New Mutants to undergo significant reshoots, will add an extra character
Last month 20th Century Fox announced that it has decided to push back the release of its X-Men spinoff The New Mutants almost a year, with the Josh Boone-directed film now set to open in February 2019 rather than April of this year. Officially, the reason given was to “avoid an overlap with X-Men movies in certain overseas […]
Black Panther fans launch petition for Wakanda TV series
As Black Panther continues to tear up the box office following another record-breaking weekend, it seems that fans are clamouring for more of Marvel’s latest superhero franchise – so much so that one fan, Eric Hamilton, has launched a petition lobbying Marvel for a TV spinoff. Posted on Change.org, the petition calls for a TV […]
Rian Johnson praises Solo: A Star Wars Story
Rian Johnson, director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, has applauded Solo: A Star Wars Story. We are now less than three months away from the release of the next film in the Star Wars franchise, Solo: A Star Wars Story – Lucasfilm’s first anthology movie since the release of Rogue One in 2016. The marketing […]
Fox developing a Silver Surfer movie from Brian K. Vaughan
Despite the impending takeover from Disney, it seems that its business as usual at 20th Century Fox for the time being, which also means the studio is pushing full steam ahead with its Marvel movie plans. A few weeks ago it was revealed that Deadpool director Tim Miller and comic book writer Brian Michael Bendis […]
New trailer for The Week Of starring Adam Sandler and Chris Rock
Netflix has released a new trailer for the upcoming comedy The Week Of. Directed by Robert Smigel, the film stars Adam Sandler as father determined to pay for his daughter’s wedding despite offers from the groom’s wealthier father – played by Chris Rock; check it out here… The comedy tells the story of a devoted, middle class […]
The end is coming in Star Wars Rebels series finale trailer
There is only one episode of Star Wars Rebels left and Disney and Lucasfilm have released a trailer for the animated show’s series finale. Airing next Monday, March 3rd, the end has come for the Ghost crew as they attempt to save Lothal from the Empire’s clutches in a special 90-minute episode. Check out the trailer for […]
Captain Marvel casts Gemma Chan as Minn-Erva
With filming on Captain Marvel now underway, Marvel Studios has added another villain to the cast of its first female-fronted superhero blockbuster. Deadline is reporting that Gemma Chan (Humans, Transformers: The Last Knight) has been cast as Minn-Erva, the Kree scientist and spy. Chan joins a cast that includes Brie Larson as Carol Danvers, Samuel L. […]
Marvel’s The Punisher gets three new cast members for season 2
Casting is underway for the second season of Netflix’s Marvel series The Punisher, with Deadline reporting that Josh Stewart (Shooter), Floriana Lima (Supergirl) and Giorgia Whigham (Scream) have all joined the show as series regulars. Stewart is set to play John Pilgrim, “a man whose calm exterior belies a ruthless interior. Despite having left behind […]
